Perceptions of Leadership Competency among Doctorate in Athletic Training Graduates

Autor/inn/en	Robinson, Elena A.; Games, Kenneth E.; Eberman, Lindsey E.; Rivera, Matthew J.
Titel	Perceptions of Leadership Competency among Doctorate in Athletic Training Graduates
Quelle	In: Athletic Training Education Journal, 17 (2022) 1, S.86-95 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-380X
Schlagwörter	Athletics; Allied Health Personnel; Doctoral Programs; College Graduates; Education Work Relationship; Leadership; Self Esteem + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leichtathletik; Doktorandenprogramm; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Führung; Führungsposition; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit
Abstract	Context: Within the athletic training profession, Doctor of Athletic Training (DAT) programs are expected to develop advanced practice leaders; however, little is known about whether this is achieved. Objective: Assess DAT graduates' perceived importance and confidence in performing personal leadership competencies as well as the level of influence a DAT program had on the development of these competencies. Design: Cross-sectional design. Setting: A 73-item Web-based survey. Patients or Other Participants: Seventy-seven DAT graduates, from a possible 205 graduates responded to the survey. Forty-five respondents completed the survey (21.9%) and were included in this study (age = 31.5 ± 6.1 years; years since graduating from DAT = 1.13 ± 0.90; years of experience = 8.69 ± 5.6; years employed at current job = 3.00 ± 4.04). Intervention(s): Each participant completed a questionnaire with 7 demographic items and 66 items to assess perceived importance, confidence, and influence of the DAT on 22 personal leadership competencies. The questionnaire was adapted from the Leadership Development in Athletic Training instrument. Main Outcome Measure(s): Descriptive statistics were used to characterize participant demographics and assess the perceived importance, confidence, and influence of the DAT program on leadership competencies. Partial data were included in the analysis. Results: All competencies were rated as important or higher with critical thinking (mean = 4.84 ± 0.37) rated very important (mode = 5, n = 37/45, 82.2%). Graduates were moderately confident or higher on all competencies with being credible (mean = 4.5 ± 0.55) rated extremely confident (mode = 5, n = 23/45, 51.1%). Graduates indicated that the DAT was extremely influential on their being future minded (mean = 4.63 ± 0.58; mode = 5, n = 29/45, 64.4%). Conclusions: Doctor of Athletic Training graduates' perceptions suggest that programs may be meeting the goal of developing advanced practice leaders. Respondents indicated higher perceptions of confidence in competencies they deemed as important. Respondents also indicated that DAT programs were influential in shaping their perceptions about certain leadership competencies. Other factors may influence graduates' perceptions outside of the DAT, such as previous education and experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01